Yunishigawa Inn

It’s very convenient to reach from the train station with a single bus ride. There is a local products shop nearby, but no convenience store, so it’s best to buy anything you may need in advance. The Accommodation staff were truly kind—checking on us during meals and assisting us carefully at check-out as well. The Room on the 3rd floor does not have a toilet and uses shared facilities, which means stepping out of the Room and changing into different slippers each time—so I felt it might have been better to make a Reservation for a 4th-floor Room with a private toilet. The Room was spotless, and even the washbasin bowl was polished perfectly. The building itself shows its age, but it’s clearly maintained with great care. Outside of cleaning hours, we could use the large public bath, the open-air bath, and two private baths as much as we liked—it was fantastic. The hot spring source is very hot and continuously flowing, so some of the private baths were too hot without adding water, but it was extremely relaxing; my skin also felt wonderfully moisturized afterward. It was also lovely to hear the sounds of the river and mountains from the Room. Dinner featured many river fish and mountain vegetable dishes, making for an excellent experience—nothing like meals that only look luxurious. Breakfast was also great: healthy food that gave me energy for the day. I recommend buying souvenirs at the nearby local products shop.

When we stayed at this Ryokan for the first time in summer, we learned about the Yunishigawa Snow Festival!So this time, we came to the festival with my husband, our daughter, and two grandchildren.We’re so glad we chose to return—this Ryokan is absolutely worth revisiting.Above all, the staff are warm and welcoming, which made us feel truly at home. The proprietress was also friendly and wonderful.We were especially happy that everyone was so kind to our grandchildren.(Thank you for patiently playing rock-paper-scissors with our grandchild again and again.)Of course, the Onsen water quality is excellent—we enjoyed it many times.Each dish was delicious and the portions were satisfying; the local sake was great as well.There was also a Shuttle Service to the snow festival venue, which was a big help since we had small children with us.We’d love to come again next year during the Snow Festival season.